PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Unicorn Big Foot (ranked 3034 p4p, 3850 weight class) and Terrance Harris (ranked 378 p4p, 446 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Big Foot
vs
Harris

186 cm
23
179
4 - 1 - 0

178 cm
24
176
9 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Unicorn Big Foot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terrance Harris!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris jabs at Big Foot's body.
Harris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Big Foot.
Big Foot closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harris circles away.
Harris pushes Big Foot away with a front kick.
Harris stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harris wants it to stay on the feet.
Big Foot fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Unicorn Big Foot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris wants to clinch up but Big Foot keeps it at a distance.
Big Foot appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
No luck for Big Foot with that takedown attempt.
Big Foot throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harris's waist but Harris gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Big Foot off to one side.
Big Foot fails with a takedown attempt.
Big Foot moves out of range of the leg kick from Harris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Big Foot shoots in but no luck this time.
A good leg kick by Harris.
Harris is looking to slow Big Foot down with leg kicks.
Harris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Big Foot goes for a double leg but Harris avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Harris continues to drive forward.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Foot tries for a takedown. No joy.

Harris manages to break the clinch.
Harris swings for the body but Big Foot moves out of range.
Big Foot shoots for a takedown but Harris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Big Foot tries to counter by clinching up but Harris breaks away and moves out of range.
Big Foot is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Big Foot fails with the takedown
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harris misses with a kick to the body.
Big Foot shoots in for a double leg but Harris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A thudding body kick lands there by Harris!
Big Foot shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harris as he avoids it easily.
Big Foot shoots in looking for a takedown. Harris tries to sprawl out of it but Big Foot keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big Foot tries a head kick but it misses.
Harris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Big Foot dives in for a single leg takedown but Harris sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Big Foot fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harris misses with an attempted mid kick.

Harris moves into the clinch.

Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris stuffs the takedown.
Harris leaves Big Foot with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harris comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harris is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Big Foot rather than just go for the knockout.
Harris has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Big Foot manages to avoid it.
Big Foot closes the distance and clinches up with Harris, looking for a takedown. Big Foot pushes Harris against the cage but Harris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Big Foot with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harris counters with a nice body shot.
Harris throws out a powerful jab.
Big Foot wants to clinch but Harris slips to the side
and Harris counters with a left to the body.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Big Foot shoots in for a takedown but Harris shows good takedown defense.
Big Foot shoots in looking for a takedown. Harris tries to sprawl out of it but Big Foot keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Big Foot is breathing heavily.
Harris defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Big Foot.
Harris steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Big Foot.
Big Foot takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harris scores with a push kick.
Big Foot tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Big Foot is defended easily by Harris.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Big Foot fails with the takedown
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris lands a front kick.
Big Foot is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harris lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Big Foot.
Harris unleashes a big counter combination but Big Foot bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Big Foot takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harris bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Harris. No joy for Big Foot on that attempt.
Big Foot shoots and misses
and Harris counters with a nice leg kick.
Harris lands a body shot.
Big Foot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harris.
A slapping body kick lands there for Harris.
Big Foot steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Harris. That one must have hurt.
Unicorn Big Foot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Big Foot with a poor takedown
and Harris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Big Foot gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Big Foot dives in for a single leg takedown but Harris sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Harris taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Terrance Harris dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Big Foot fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A low kick lands for Harris.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Big Foot half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Big Foot shoots and misses
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Big Foot is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Big Foot fails with the takedown
and Harris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Unicorn Big Foot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Big Foot wants a takedown but no success here.
Big Foot is working for takedown but Harris is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harris stops a takedown attempt from Big Foot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Harris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Big Foot's sensitive parts.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harris.
Big Foot will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Harris moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris prevents the takedown attempt.
Harris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Big Foot goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harris prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lands an elbow just above Big Foot 's eye.

It looks like Unicorn Big Foot has been cut.
Big Foot has Harris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Harris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Harris is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Big Foot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Big Foot was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.

Big Foot shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Harris is doing well to control the position and prevent Big Foot from advancing to side control.
Harris has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Big Foot is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is controlling Big Foot's trapped leg to prevent Big Foot from advancing to side control.
Harris has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Big Foot is working away from the top position though.
Harris tries to roll over but Big Foot keeps him under control.
Big Foot wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
Big Foot is thwarting Harris's attempts to control the position.
Big Foot wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
Harris is looking for a sweep. Big Foot is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Big Foot looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Harris tries to get to full guard but Big Foot has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big Foot stalling.
Harris wants to control but Big Foot is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Big Foot is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Harris is refusing to be controlled, as Big Foot sits in half guard.
Big Foot is really struggling to control Harris but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Harris moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Big Foot being controlled here momentarily.
Harris lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Harris controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Big Foot looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Big Foot keeping full guard, as Harris tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Big Foot wants to sweep but no luck.
Harris postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Terrance Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Unicorn Big Foot's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Big Foot lets loose with a powerful body kick. Harris will feel that in the morning.
Big Foot takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Big Foot misses with a takedown
and Harris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Big Foot shoots in looking for a takedown. Harris tries to sprawl out of it but Big Foot keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Harris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harris wants to stall.
Harris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Big Foot can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Unicorn Big Foot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Big Foot is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harris gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Harris breaks from the clinch.
Big Foot takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Terrance Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Harris.
Big Foot with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Terrance Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris lands a leg kick that knocks Big Foot off balance momentarily.

Harris has managed to clinch.
Harris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Big Foot tries for a takedown but Harris manages to get underhooks.
Big Foot tries for a takedown. No joy.
Harris is trying to maintain a safe position but Big Foot gets an underhook and turns Harris into the cage.
Big Foot changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harris fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harris connects with an inside leg kick.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Big Foot moves away.
Big Foot slips under a jab from Harris.
Harris tries to clinch there but Big Foot circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big Foot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Big Foot tries to score a power double leg takedown but Harris sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Big Foot somewhat.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Big Foot saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Big Foot has his takedown stuffed

and Harris counters by moving into the clinch.

Harris breaks the clinch.
Big Foot fails with the takedown
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Harris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Big Foot doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Harris digs a good hook to Big Foot's body.

Big Foot drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harris controlling Big Foot's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harris looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harris has control of Big Foot's left arm, preventing Big Foot from doing any damage.
Big Foot trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Harris holds on and takes a little breather.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Big Foot from controlling successfully.
Harris managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Harris keeping full guard, as Big Foot tries to pass.
Terrance Harris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Big Foot slips nicely into half guard.
Harris has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Big Foot is working away from the top position though.
Harris controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Big Foot tries to pass to full mount but Harris defends it.
Unicorn Big Foot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terrance Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Harris winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrance Harris!
A very excited looking Terrance Harris made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.